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From a press release published by Christian Newswire: Satan is a wily creature, and he is real; he walks the Earth in spirit form alongside his fallen angels. In ‘The Devil’s Playground: an Investigation into the Dark Side of Electronic Voice Phenomenon,’ Roderick Millington introduces readers to the modern world of the demonic. The book’s unique strength lies in its …

NBC News reports: America’s Frontline Doctors is led by a group of 10 doctors of varying specialties, according to its website, which was registered two weeks ago. The group’s leader, Dr. Simone Gold, is a “concierge immediate-needs physician,” who offers private medical consultations, according to an archive of her recently deleted professional website. In April, she made several videos answering …

Hemant Mehta reports at the Friendly Atheist: Christian author, Falkirk Center “fellow,” and failed racist comedian Eric Metaxas says Jesus is white. It’s a fact. Jesus was somehow the only Caucasian guy in the Middle East. Don’t believe it? Just look at the pictures. Somehow, that’s not even the dumbest thing Metaxas said in a single tweet. Metaxas was using …

Charisma News founder Stephen Strang writes: My longtime friend, Bishop George Bloomer, senior pastor of the Bethel Family Worship Center in Durham, North Carolina, believes that current events represent the four horses of the apocalypse: the white horse (false religion), red horse (war and communism), black horse (the economy) and the pale horse (the pandemic). Bloomer believes that if Donald …

Courthouse News reports: Some three years after Sarah Palin sued The New York Times over an editorial about toxic political rhetoric, the paper’s attorney told a federal judge that the former Alaska governor’s hunt for evidence has turned up empty. “Governor Palin does not have one iota of evidence that the allegations are true,” Time attorney Jay Brown told a …

“Do not force me to wear a mask, it’s that simple. I’m not gonna do it, I’m not. The only time I comply is on the airlines because I actually need to fly the airlines to be able to do my job and travel the country so I can deliver truth to you and make an income and grow Turning …

Pew Research reports: Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory circulating widely online that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak. And a quarter of U.S. adults see at least some truth in it – including 5% who say it is definitely true and 20% who say it is probably true, according to a June Pew …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump went on a late night Twitter binge on Monday with more than a dozen posts pushing dubious claims about the drug hydroxychloroquine, including twice retweeting a video from a woman falsely claiming that the drug was a “cure” for Covid-19 and that “you don’t need a mask.” Two of Trump’s Monday night tweets focused on …

CNN Business reports: The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) said Monday it will not move forward with airing a segment featuring a conspiracy theory that suggested Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, was responsible for the creation of the coronavirus. Over the weekend, Sinclair announced it would postpone and “rework” the segment featuring discredited “Plandemic” researcher Judy Mikovits …

The Daily Beast reports: Tucker Carlson on Monday inserted himself in the latest right-wing online controversy after the National Republican Congressional Committee’s official Twitter account called a far-right pundit a “Karen,” causing the Fox News host to complain that the term was an “ethnic slur.” The NRCC’s tweet sparked an immediate backlash among conservatives, including Carlson. The Fox host, who …

Politico reports: Sinclair Broadcasting on Saturday said it will delay its broadcast of a news segment featuring a viral conspiracy theory surrounding Anthony Fauci’s role in the Covid-19 pandemic. “America This Week” host Eric Bolling was scheduled to air an interview with Judy Mikovits, a medical researcher featured in the “Plandemic” video that claims Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease …

Reuters reports: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he has tested negative for the novel coronavirus after weeks quarantined in his residence due to an infection. In a photo posted to social media, Bolsonaro appeared with a box of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug he credited for his recovery despite a lack of scientific evidence about its effectiveness. In …

Hemant Mehta reports at The Friendly Atheist: Texas State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, who said last year that vaccines were “sorcery,” said on Twitter this morning that aliens would only find salvation through Jesus. If aliens are real, you would think there are bigger issues to deal with than their salvation. (If nothing else, the existence of aliens would suggest humans …

Via press release from nutjob Randall Terry: Protesters will be in a large motor coach emblazoned with banners that declare it is a sin to vote for Biden, because of Biden’s promotion of abortion. The “Harass Biden Campaign” will travel to Biden Campaign offices, and Catholic Cathedrals in the following 11 swing states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, …

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor de Blasio can’t allow “Black Lives Matter” to be painted on the street and then reject the message, “Engaging, Inspiring and Empowering Women to Make a Difference!” a new lawsuit argues. A Virginia-based group called “Women for America First” says the city wrongly rejected its request to paint the odd “empowering” message on …

Pastor John Burton writes for Charisma News: In my decades of ministry I’ve had some intense encounters with witchcraft and one of the prime factors when under its influence is the feeling of suffocation. You can’t easily breathe. Additionally, fevers, confusion, fear, sickness, hopelessness and other manifestations are common. The enemy clearly desires to control the people of our nation. …

Via press release from Loony Louie Gohmert: Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) introduced a Privileged Resolution calling upon Congress to ban any political organization or party that has ever held a public position supportive of slavery or the Confederate States of America. It also calls for Speaker Nancy Pelosi to remove from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol or any …

Are these stories even remotely surprising anymore? The Trump administration announced this week the nomination of a former conservative commentator with a history of inflammatory and conspiratorial tweets to be the head of the Office of Personnel Management. John Gibbs, the nominee, is currently the acting assistant secretary for community planning and development at the Department of Housing and Urban …

Steve Greene writes for Charisma News: Are you craving a Snickers candy bar or a bacon-walnut-icing-covered extra-long doughnut or a triple-cheese Big Mac with super-sized fries? Just wait for your cheat day. After all, you’ve earned it. Go ahead, eat it all. We’ve been deceived by diets that not only permit but encourage us to take a day off of …

“Look, you had tens of thousands of stories. Ninety-nine percent of them were based on anonymous sources. What does that tell you? Why was it that there wasn’t anybody on the record in thousands of stories? “Because they didn’t have the sources. And so somebody sends something to them. You’re supposed to vet these things out. You know Journalism 101 …